New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-24
LYONS Tells HoW HE ETLLED QUINN.
M PLEADS srLr-DErENcF-MANY CONTRADICTORY

III PLEADS SELF DEFENCE-MANY CONTRADICTORY
STATEMENTS.
Daniel Lyons tho Young Ough" who Killed Joseph
J. Quinn a. second and Thriyeleh'h-st on July D.
told yesterday the sorry OF h, crime before Reeo0'i
sny.h n tine Court OF General Sessions. The opening
speech FOR the defence mad by r J. sullivan VINO
called James Kelly 20 the witness stand TO '"'ify th'i
when Lyons dt~n ~ocondayr after shooting quinn u"
hal bis hand against MS chin n suffering from bio"
such - L,on, arorwarI testified he had received Kate
Cornelius, another young women who tf'9uenied
thr Thirty ghths- corner. testified th4t when quinn h@'
beaten Lyon, the Fourth o. July h. said III ger a
gold medal uf killing Danny Lyons The witness hAd
not told the sam. story when she examined al the
Di,trct-Attoury's Office
Lyon, then took The witness. stand. lie l. smooth
faced ,-rthy. short and sturdy. When asked Dd y""
DO aDd so 90 he rarely answered Yes OF NO Out
SAIL / would have been very foolish - do t. Or Why
should have done ua,r lie ~Ao On the witness stand
for nearly three hours and was caught tn several con
tradc..u, lie first gave account u his trouble wih
quinn a the Friendship club picnic on May 80. lie
SAID %: h., a,ns- on july and juiy .
with CUlna .ni several other, to ,Ic IA'uui,
h t,cx few tIs, and swung The club, ,or rs Then
~e ven, w 3, us bathing p7,,r at Sky dtn-,t. and
me- the GIRL ana Ne won't IN b'.hne We had se'c5 ra
Thrive IN ct conner aud were se'tne on IA z" IRE
wen, n'" 9 s. s and 1, ,ad ton ' Want
10 -" }on "cot on, ana ~ ,,' . Do ~ d.. '
said 4 DON'T want % commit suicide lhey would yen
yoH an ar 40 match fof ypu QUINN st,N'N me ~" r.
,sn~ He c, no In re oye and tho u, oi flowed from
u.s. H. -ad 'ov"ry dine yCu coa" around ih- cor
bucbe-'s steps 't N" blood now or my head on
ths Sidewalk
A. this point Lyons identified hood-taned shirt as
DO, one Dc that line lie also showed To inc
Jury ks right ego and hruise on one OF h'
Ringers The lai-ur wound ne sad Wa caused by quinn
II" said that he tr'ed 10 borrow pistol ron arr ana ga
torrow from Nell %" ullkman. lie added
wanted empty pistol 81" ma conii us' y '9
scare Quinn when ! met him NELL told M the pistol
Va. empty AMI I snapped u three Vr four times !
though, there nothing In g. bu, di nor Try AL the
chambers l. wa q sck On .rhduihcrci revolver When
/ was going toward nome met Quinn on thu corner |
ITnc. smoke 10 h Quinn turned Quickly and cane toward
me. Haven't you got enough. you hound NJ shd no
p.' hand shoulder and lie struck me WIN ils
tnoo on br lido Thon he struck under the chin With
the pistol and sad You better look ont am Afneu
lie sad oh, You've got a gun | changed u 10 nv
s,t hand and rushed II iow,d h' a1 H lS, Inp Tc
member. but the pistol went on could almost nave
,r,. ,rlnoy lodged ON his direct examination that he
an ,ft.u,u Al burglary. cross examination he said 10
Mr. MARITIME that be- had OILY been accessory In The
iugiAy Nr Martin gave him dif nit ask 70 NVain
~. ..u,cu,nf. whom rad from the paper signed by
Lyons A. the time. which read ala not break IN
,hr con, I'm question lie subsequently, admitted that un-
ictod brfpr. Recorder OF another attempted bur
elarv rho house ~ Professor praler Ihc Recorder
ro,ey said that he had also been arrested two
ar three tmce hpr d>Orierly conduct
Justice nonohue ~ the supreme Court was on nc bench
win Recorder Suyth or part " tht tim" while NouS
,,'s ,,d.r rroes examination Tho Recorder decr
mined have the finished this week so an evening
-e., on wa, held. =. R'ak" occupied the hours from
N .orcr IN adjournment then taken To this morn
4 10 O'Clock.